I have a complaint.

[Kurt]

Can we keep the abbreviations down to a minimum please? The one that drives me me nuts is "GTF". This can mean one of two things, either a green treefrog or gray treefrog. Abbreviations can get confusing, especially this one. From now on could you please write either green TF or gray TF. If you want to continue to abbreviate in the future, could you please do it after you have mentioned the thing or term that you want to abbreviate. So for example, if you want to use GTF, please mention either "green treefrog" or "gray treefrog" early on in your post.

Thanks.

[John]

My favourite is wtf - to me that has nothing to do with frogs...

[adawinters]

I know!!! I think I saw "WTF" about 5 times before I realized what people actually meant. I couldn't get over it.

[Kurt]

Good I am glad some people agree with me. Remember people it won't kill you to write out what you are talking about so we can understand each other better. Would any body want to read a book where the author used abbreviations constantly, especially if that author never bothered to explain what they meant?

[Tom Highum]

That would be an interesting writing style and i agree that its irritating. I also had the same experience with WTF

[adawinters]

Guess you guys haven't read Burgess' A Clockwork Orange, or that book by Sapphire, the title of which escapes me now. Or any of Kerouak's unedited works, like Dr. Sax. Whoa. There's some linguistic chaos.

Honestly, I'm less bothered by widely accepted acronyms (MBD, CB, WC, etc.), than I am by "text speak." I don't know why, but "u" and "rofl" bother me more than "lingo of the trade." (My inner English teacher might be poking it's head out here, though. Catch me on the right day, and I've got a LONG list of peeves.)